AA to BSN: Concurrent Enrollment in AS Nursing and BSN Programs
• First approved to offer baccalaureate programs in
July 2009.
• First program submitted and approved was
Baccalaureate in Applied Science (BAS) in
Supervision and Management in July 2009. First
BAS students admitted Spring 2010.
Historical Overview
• Currently enrollment of 1127 students
• Specialization in
– Business Administration (665)
– Public Administration (77)
– Public Safety Management (16)
– Healthcare Administration (added in Fall 2012) (264)
– Business Information Technology (added in Fall 2013)
(105)
• Graduated total of 443 through December
2014.
Historical Overview, BSN
•
BSN approved August 2011 and first students
admitted August 2011.
•
Graduated first students December 2012.
•
Graduated 116 students.
•
BS in Criminal Justice
– Approved July 2012 with first group of students October 2012.
– Current enrollment of 166 students.
– 19 graduates.
•
BS in Aerospace Science
– Approved September 2013 with first students admitted August 2014.
• Aerospace Administration • Professional Pilot
– Current enrollment 9 students.
– First graduates anticipated in December 2016.
• Admission is open admission.
• Requirements include
– Active, unrestrictive RN license.
– AS degree from a regionally accredited institution (or credits evaluated on course-by-course basis) OR
diploma from program accredited by Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).
– At least 2.5 cumulative GPA.
• General Education Requirements 36 credits
– English Comp I and II, Introduction to Literature (6/9) – College-level math and Statistics (3/6)
– Humanities (3/6)
– Social Sciences: General Psychology, plus one (3/6) – Natural Sciences (9) A & P I and II (actually 10 credits at Polk)
•
Technical Courses from ADN 42 credits
– Lower-division nursing and nutrition courses (blanket credit of 32 credits for RN license)
– Human Development (3) – Microbiology (4)
– One additional science (3)
• 3000-level courses
– Role Transformation – Health Assessment
– Nursing Science (Pathophysiology) – Promoting Health and Wellness – Nursing Theory
– Nursing Informatics
• 4000-level courses
– Professional Nursing Advocacy – Evidence-Based Practice
– Community Health Nursing – Nursing Leadership
– Professional Nursing Excellence (Capstone)
• Nine credits from BAS, Healthcare Administration
– Healthcare Organization and Management– Two electives from following list
• Issues and Trends in Healthcare
• Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations • Healthcare Accounting and Finance
• Healthcare Risk Management
• Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare • Foundations of Global Health
• Students do not have to complete lower-level non-nursing classes before beginning BSN classes.
• Courses are taught in 8-week terms, except for Community and Capstone which have a clinical component. These are regular 16-week terms.
• Students are encouraged to limit themselves to no more than two courses in a 8-week period.
• Courses are online. May be hybrid if there is a demand. • Students must start with Role Transformation and end with
Capstone; however, sequencing of other courses is flexible
(except that Community has pre-requisite restrictions of (1) Health Assessment and (2) Promoting Health & Wellness)
Recommended Sequencing for a FT Student
Fast Track 1 Fast Track 2
1st Semester NUR 3825 Role Transformation
HSA 3110: Healthcare Organization & Management
Two of the following:
NUR 3687 Health & Wellness NUR 3125 Nursing Science NUR 3065 Health Assessment NUR 3874Informatics
2nd Semester Remaining two courses from the
preceding list.
Two of the following: NUR 3846 Theory NUR 4169 EBP NUR 4108 Advocacy NUR 4827 Leadership
3rd Semester NUR 4636 Community Health
(pre-req NUR 3065 and NUR 3687)
NUR XXXX One of remaining courses from preceding list
NUR 4636 continued
NUR XXXX One of remaining courses from preceding list
4th Semester NUR 4940 Prof Nsg Excellence (pre-req all
other NUR courses)
Elective, choose one: HSA 3113, HSA3160, HSA3170, HSA4502, or
NUR 4940 continued
Recommended Sequencing for PT Student
Fast Track 1 Fast Track 2
1st Semester NUR 3825 Role Transformation
NUR 3687 Health & Wellness
2nd Semester NUR 3125 Nursing Science
NUR 3065 Assessment
3rd Semester NUR 3874 Informatics NUR 3846 Theory
4th Semester NUR 4169 EBP
NUR 4108 Advocacy
5th Semester
NUR 4827 Leadership HSA3110 Healthcare Organization & Management
6th Semester
NUR 4636 Community Health NUR 3065 and NUR 3687) (pre-req
Elective, choose one: HSA3113, HSA3160,HSA3170,HSA4502, or HSA4553
NUR 4636 continued
Elective, choose one: HSA3113, HSA3160,HSA3170,HSA4502, HSA4553, or HSC3624
7th Semester
NUR 4940 Prof Nsg Excellence all other NUR courses) (pre-req
• Dual enrollment program in AS nursing and BSN
program
• Students must meet specified criteria.
• Participation is optional. If a student elects to start
with BSN courses, it is not required that they
continue with BSN courses each term.
• Students are allowed to take selected BSN
courses on space-available basis.
• Students must complete AS and get license to
complete program.
• Must have completed AA degree or AA equivalent
– AA equivalent is only approved for students who havemet all of course requirements for AA degree but due to attendance at multiple institutions did not meet
residency requirements at one institution to qualify for awarding of degree.
– This keeps us compliant with state regulations that
baccalaureate programs at the state colleges are post-AA/AS degrees.
• Must have completed Nursing 1 (or Transition 1)
and Pharmacology with at least a B in first
enrollment.
• Must have overall cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.
• If student is qualified and seeks permission for enrollment, the student’s primary program code is changed from AS nursing to AA to BSN, which is a
different program code than both AS nursing and RN to BSN. They retain the AS program code as a secondary code.
• The AA to BSN program code lists all classes of the AS program and the BSN program on the degree audit. • Financial aid will cover the AS classes and the BSN
classes if the student qualifies because the courses are all “program courses.”
• Must make at least a B in first enrollment in all nursing courses of AS program to be allowed to continue with concurrent BSN courses.
• Allowed to take no more than one BSN course each 8 week term.
• Allowed to take 3000-level courses only; must be licensed RN in order to take 4000-level courses and complete the program.
• When a student completes the AS classes, they must apply for graduation from the AS program (which they can do
with the AS program code as secondary). This is necessary for them to qualify to take the NCLEX-RN licensing exam.
• There are no special considerations given to
students as far as course expectations, due dates
for assignments, test dates, or other course
activities in either program.
• Currently only 7 students have enrolled in
program. Most have limited their BSN classes to
summer, when they do not have AS nursing
classes.
• Allows faster pathway to BSN than traditional RN
to BSN.
• Students with previous AA/AS degree commonly
do not qualify for financial aid for the AS program;
however, since the student is enrolled in a
baccalaureate program code, they may qualify for
financial aid assistance.
Courses Potentially Completed by AS Graduation
Fast Track 1 Fast Track 2
1st Semester NUR 3825 Role Transformation
HSA 3110 Healthcare Organization & Management
Two of the following:
NUR 3687 Health & Wellness NUR 3125 Nursing Science NUR 3065 Assessment NUR 3874 Informatics
2nd Semester Remaining two courses from the preceding
list.
Two of the following:
NUR 3846 Theory
NUR 4169 EBP NUR 4108 Advocacy NUR 4827 Leadership
3rd Semester NUR 4636 Community Health (pre-req NUR
3065 and NUR 3687)
NUR XXXX One of remaining courses from preceding list
NUR 4636 continued
NUR XXXX One of remaining courses from preceding list
4th Semester NUR 4940 Prof Nsg Excellence (pre-req all
other NUR courses)
Elective, choose one: HSA 3113, HSA3160, HSA3170, HSA4502, or HSA4553
NUR 4940 continued
• Biggest obstacle: Insufficient slots available in
classes. Enrollment is limited to space-available
basis and classes tend to fill early with RNs.
• Potential problem: non-completers of AA to BSN
program code but this is not likely. Most students
who started the classes will be committed to
completing the degree and will graduate at some
point with BSN as AA to BSN student.
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